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For more than five years, AIM and the Association of Information Professionals in Omaha have partnered to award $5,000 of scholarship funds to promising college students pursuing careers in tech. The 2018 scholarship winners will be recognized this Thursday at the annual AIM Tech Celebration, with their names displayed at the gala. The students are […]

SQLSaturday is a conference style day-long free training event for SQL Server professionals, developers, management and those wanting to learn about all aspects of SQL Server. It is taking place this Saturday, October 27. Admittance to this event is free, all costs are covered by donations and sponsorships. The schedule includes sessions on security, application and […]

Audrey Crane will be one of the keynote speakers at AIM’s Heartland Developers Conference on Friday, September 7 at 9 a.m. Crane’s talk is titled “Engineers and Designers, in Harmony” and will focus on the complex relationship between the two disciplines. “In the old days, the relationship wasn’t great, and it didn’t get better with […]

Most jobs require us to multi-task in one form or another, which is why working on our day-to-day tasks requires a lot of careful planning and organization if want to execute our projects and tasks efficiently and successfully.

We’ve talked about why a company’s mission should read loud and clear and explained that a well-executed mission impacts employee satisfaction, retention and productivity. So, now let’s explore how mission and communication play into a team’s understanding of the “big picture.” If leadership focuses too much on long-term goals, they run the risk of boring employees, or even worse, alienating […]

Many of us believe we have higher potential, but we don’t know how to reach it. Often when we think of reaching our maximum potential, we start by comparing ourselves to others when it really should be personal. Reaching your maximum potential comes down to defining and reaching your own personal goals, and knowing yourself […]

Last week we talked to Dr. Sangeeta Bharadwaj-Badal, the Principle Scientist of Entrepreneurship & Job Creation at Gallup, about how managers can use assessments like the Entrepreneurial Profile 10 (EP10) to help shape their team of employees. Below you’ll find an explanation of the assessment, and tips on how to use the results to maximize […]